Stones into schools : promoting peace with books, not bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan / Greg Mortenson.
| Author/creator |
Mortenson, Greg |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Viking, 2009. |
| Description | xxiii, 420 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | The Promise -- The people at the end of the road -- The man with the broken hand -- The year zero -- The sound of peace -- Style is everything -- The seal of the Kirghiz Khan -- Qayamat ("The Apocalypse") -- A dark and distant roar -- No idea what to do -- Farzana's desks -- Sarfraz's promise -- The chance that must be taken -- The School on the Roof of the World -- An E-mail from the American colonel -- The man from the Jalozai refugee camp -- Barnstorming through Badakshan -- A meeting of two warriors -- The point of return -- The last best school -- Investing in girls' education yields high returns -- Key ingredients in successfully building girls' schools -- Take action. |
| Abstract | In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where "Three Cups of Tea" left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders even as he was dodging shootouts with feuding Afghan warlords and surviving an eight-day armed abduction by the Taliban. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2009030812 |
| ISBN | 9780670021154 |
| ISBN | 0670021156 |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | General Stacks | LC2330 .M66 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |